Jennifer Nielson, LMFT
California · 9 years in practice
Jennifer Nielson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 105816 · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1396173555 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jennifer
Jennifer Nielson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, and self-esteem or career worries. Her style is warm and collaborative.
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. She listens for patterns coming from early attachments and current habits, then works with clients to try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Jennifer uses a mix of approaches to fit each person. She draws on client-centered work to center the person’s own perspective, cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, and EMDR to address distress linked to upsetting memories. Mindfulness and attachment-based ideas help people notice patterns and build healthier connections.
Over nine years she has guided people through adoption and foster care concerns, abandonment and family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, end-of-life and hospice counseling, and gender dysphoria and LGBT-related needs. She also supports clients facing bipolar challenges, ADHD-related struggles, and forgiveness or guilt work. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules.
Conversations are focused, paced to the person’s needs, and aimed at practical coping and clearer choices.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jennifer lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennifer names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment, CBT and EMDR work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to notice those patterns and try new ways of relating. This approach can help with intimacy concerns, family-of-origin issues, and feelings of emptiness.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is about finding links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions the therapist and client identify unhelpful thoughts, test them, and practice small behavior changes between meetings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, addresses distress tied to upsetting memories. In telehealth work this involves structured processing and guided attention exercises to reduce the emotional charge of past events and build coping skills.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals, explain options, and try methods that match the client’s needs and preferences. Clients often mix approaches as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for deeper work. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging supports quick check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief and depression as well as relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addictions, and a wide range of life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, identifying patterns, and trying specific tools that fit each person’s goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with clients on varied challenges including caregiver stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and end-of-life counseling.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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